It’s not controversial to say a key regulatory objective is to encourage consumers to shop around for financial services products. As well as driving competition, it also ensures the customer gets the...
Diversity for trustee boards has been on the Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) agenda for quite some time. There is now more focus for trustee boards to become more diverse and representative of their...
Former pensions minister Steve Webb called for the Treasury to relax rules which could act as a barrier to people seeking to rebuild their pensions when the current Covid-19 crisis is over....
The Pensions Regulator is suspending regulatory initiatives but says employers must continue contributing into pension schemes, as the Government puts the UK on lockdown. The regulator says DB benefits will need to...
Number one for new business is a daunting target in the highly competitive world of workplace pensions. Four years in to his tenure as Scottish Widows chief executive Antonio Lorenzo believes he will...
The Bank of England has today cut rates to 0.1 per cent from 0.25 per cent and added further quantitative easing through increasing the bond purchase programme by £200 billion. The Bank...
The Covid-19 pandemic is challenging employers' ability to manage their staff, but products, providers and advisers are there to help them through the worst, say experts. Cavendish Ware associate director Roy McLoughlin...
The Pensions Regulator declined to comment on whether discussions were taking place about the possibility of firms taking a pension holiday to help ease financial burdens during the coronavirus pandemic. However TPR...
Covid-19 is already having a significant effect on business practices in the employees benefits space. Following government advice that businesses should switch to remote working where possible and encourage ‘social distancing’ many...
The All-Party Parliamentary Group has announced plans to boost the public’s awareness of the risk of pension scams. There has been a significant rise in the number of scams since the introduction...
